A pediatric nurse caring for a child with Osteogenesis Imperfecta ...

[moongchi]

A pediatric nurse caring for a child with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) knows that he must be aware that:
 
  1. Care must be taken when repositioning the child.
   2. Blood pressure could potentially cause a fracture.
   3. Gentle holding should occur during feedings.
   4. All of these are pertinent to the care of a child with OI.

Question 2

The home health nurse informs frustrated parents that daydreaming in the adolescent is usually harmless and normal and offers positive opportunities to: (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Act out imaginatively what cannot be done in real life
  b. Avoid work
  c. Express or identify strong feelings
  d. Create a fantasy world to avoid real life
  e. Decrease the sense of loneliness

[elyse44]

Answer to Question 1

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1. Positioning is important because fractures can easily occur with movement.
2. Increased blood pressure causes instability in the body and increases the chance for fracture.
3. Gentle holding helps to decrease the chance for fractures.
4. Positioning is important because fractures can easily occur with movement. Increased blood pressure causes instability in the body and increases the chance for fracture. Gentle holding helps to decrease the chance for fractures.

Answer to Question 2

A, C, E
Daydreaming provides an outlet for acting out situations that may not be available in day-to-day life. Daydreaming reduces the sense of loneliness that is part of the adolescent age. Daydreaming to the exclusion of everything else or to avoid work might signal a problem.

[moongchi]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[matt95]

Gracias!